Hemodialysis in Infants Under 1 Year of Age for Acute Poisoning
- 1 December 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 116 (6) , 657-661
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1968.02100020661015
Abstract
SINCE hemodialysis was first used for the therapy of poisoning,1many adults have been treated successfully.2Although acute poisoning with various toxins commonly occurs in children, we have been able to find only 27 (Table 1) reported cases of hemodialysis for acute poisoning in this age group. Of these 27 children, only one was under 1 year of age. This report describes our experience with hemodialysis, using a small Kiil dialyzer after cannulation of the superficial femoral artery and saphenous vein, in two infants (ages 7 and 10 months) with acute poisoning. In addition, the literature on hemodialysis in children for poisonings and hemodialysis in infants under 1 year of age is reviewed. Methods Cannulation.—The teflon-silastic cannula described by Quinton et al10were used. Under light general anesthesia, the superficial femoral artery and saphenous vein were isolated in the femoral triangle and cannulated with No. 16Keywords
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